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====Common findings==== | ====Common findings==== | ||
{{main|Adrenal gland}} | {{main|Adrenal gland}} | ||
*Cortical | *[[Adrenal cortical adenoma|Cortical adenoma]]s - seen in ~ 2% of autopsies.<ref name=pmid14514341>{{cite journal |author=Barzon L, Sonino N, Fallo F, Palu G, Boscaro M |title=Prevalence and natural history of adrenal incidentalomas |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=149 |issue=4 |pages=273–85 |year=2003 |month=October |pmid=14514341 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Metastatic cancer, esp. in the context of lung cancer. | *Metastatic cancer, esp. in the context of lung cancer. | ||
=====Others===== | =====Others===== | ||
*Atrophy. | *Atrophy - typically iatrogenic, may be [[Addison's disease]]. | ||
*Hyperplasia (bilateral). | *[[Adrenal cortical hyperplasia|Hyperplasia]] (bilateral). | ||
*Hemorrhage ([[Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome]]). | *Hemorrhage ([[Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome]]). | ||
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====Findings==== | ====Findings==== | ||
{{Main|Stomach}} | |||
*Haemorrhage = usu. post-mortem. | *Haemorrhage = usu. post-mortem. | ||
*Small ~1 mm pellets ([http://www.gea-pharma.in/GPSIN/cmsresources.nsf/0/0514D214E17B10C0C125749B002640E1/$File/capsule_type.jpg medicinal capsule contents]). | *Small ~1 mm pellets ([http://www.gea-pharma.in/GPSIN/cmsresources.nsf/0/0514D214E17B10C0C125749B002640E1/$File/capsule_type.jpg medicinal capsule contents]). | ||